Switch to ADA Accessible Theme
Close Menu
Los Angeles Employment Lawyer
Experienced Los Angeles Lawyers 424-284-2401

Category Archives: Business Litigation

BreachContract3

Breach of Contract Disputes Between Companies and Suppliers

By Obagi Law Group, P.C. |

If the Midwest is the breadbasket of America, then California is America’s salad bowl.  The sunny climate is suitable for growing almost any kind of fruit or vegetable, such that the Golden State has become virtually synonymous with healthy eating.  Restaurants across the world routinely name low fat or plant-based menu items after California… Read More »

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
BusLaw7

What Happens If the Company You Signed a Contract With Runs Out of Money?

By Obagi Law Group, P.C. |

Talking a big game is an important business skill.  Plenty of business contracts begin when one party makes outsized promises to get the other party’s attention.  In a business contract, though, you are legally obligated to keep the promises that you make.  This is why projections become noticeably more modest once you get to… Read More »

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Partnership2

Decades-Long Business Partnership Ends In $13 Million Lawsuit Judgment

By Obagi Law Group, P.C. |

Some people spend decades looking forward to retirement, and they retire as soon as they reach an age where they are eligible for retirement.  Others continue working well past their 70th birthday.  The latter tend to belong to professions where the work tasks are fun and interesting regardless of how much you get paid. … Read More »

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Lawsuit

Celebrity Tequila Brand Settles Lawsuit With Event Designer

By Obagi Law Group, P.C. |

One of the perks of having a salaried job is that you don’t have to worry about whether you are going to get paid.  A big part of entrepreneurship is chasing clients around to get them to pay what they promised for services you provided.  In some instances, clients promise to pay you in… Read More »

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
BusinessLaw2

Why You Should Hire A Lawyer When Dissolving A Business

By Obagi Law Group, P.C. |

The law makes it possible to establish, operate, and close a business without ever hiring a lawyer, but as in other situations where representation by professional attorneys is not a requirement, it is a good idea if large amounts of money are at stake.  People can and do represent themselves in family court, workers’… Read More »

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
BusinessLit

Can Your Former Employer Sue You For Opening Your Own Business After You Quit?

By Obagi Law Group, P.C. |

Pessimists call it the Great Resignation, but maybe it is more like the Great Enterprise.  Increasing numbers of employees are resigning from their positions of employment to seek opportunities where they do not have to deal with work supervisors bossing them around and micromanaging them.  Who can blame them when you consider that wages… Read More »

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Breach2

Music Producer Sues Scooter Braun For Breach Of Contract Over Unpaid Royalties

By Obagi Law Group, P.C. |

Every time you go to the supermarket, you hear pop songs on the radio that topped the charts years ago.  You probably know all the words to some of them, despite not especially being a fan of the artists and having never owned a record, cassette tape, or CD of the songs, depending on… Read More »

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Litigation6

Is There Still Time To Seek Repayment Of Debts Owed To Your Business?

By Obagi Law Group, P.C. |

Kitab al-Muwashsha is a social etiquette manual written in Iraq in the tenth century.  One of its chapters contains anecdotes and poems about how you should not promise to give people money and other assets that are not currently in your possession.  Most businesses today do not follow this advice, nor would it be… Read More »

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
PartnershipPuzzle

3 Personal Reasons For Business Partnership Disputes

By Obagi Law Group, P.C. |

The business partnership disputes you read about in the news tend to stem from egregiously dishonest or villainous actions, such as fraud, embezzlement, and misuse of confidential information.  Most businesses fall apart within a few years of being established, but it is usually not for such newsworthy reasons.  Most of the time, the business… Read More »

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Arbitration

Arbitration Is For Business Heavyweights, Too

By Obagi Law Group, P.C. |

Just as some couples use mediation for their divorce proceeding instead of going to trial, some business disputes go through arbitration out of court rather than being litigated in front of a judge. Arbitration can be less contentious than a court battle, but there is also less transparency; while an open trial better ensures… Read More »

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn